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  • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
  • C03C—CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS
  • C03C17/00—Surface treatment of glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by coating
  • C03C17/22—Surface treatment of glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by coating with other inorganic material
  • C03C17/23—Oxides
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• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
  • C03C—CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS
  • C03C2217/00—Coatings on glass
  • C03C2217/20—Materials for coating a single layer on glass
  • C03C2217/21—Oxides
  • C03C2217/23—Mixtures
  • C03C2217/232—CdO/SnO2
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
  • C03C—CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS
  • C03C2218/00—Methods for coating glass
  • C03C2218/10—Deposition methods
  • C03C2218/11—Deposition methods from solutions or suspensions
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
  • C03C—CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS
  • C03C2218/00—Methods for coating glass
  • C03C2218/30—Aspects of methods for coating glass not covered above
  • C03C2218/32—After-treatment
  • C03C2218/322—Oxidation

Definitions

• This invention relates to a composition of a coating solution, a process for its preparation and a process for producing a layer -of cadmium stannate on a substrate with the coating solution.
• Cadmium stannate layers are known to have high electrical conductivity, high infra-red reflecting properties and a low absorption within the visible spectrum. These characteristics of cadmium stannate layers make them suitable for example, as layers in heated windows, windows for buildings, doors for microwave ovens or solar collector panels.
• the patent describes the use of alcoholic solutions containing hydrolysable complexes formed from cadmium andtin compounds as dipping solutions.
• These complexes are derived from cadmium (lower alkyl) carboxylate, e.g. cadmium acetate, and a tin alkoxide, e.g. tin tetra-n-butylate .
• the preferred Cd:Sn ratio is from 1:1 to 2:1.
• acetylacetone is " disclosed as aa additive to such dipping solutions its effect on the process is not discussed.
• a coating solution having a composition comprising in admixture
• the coating solutions are light-yellow coloured.
• the solvents for the cadmium compound and tin compound are preferably anhydrous ethanol, ethanol, n-propanol, n-butanol, tetrahydr ⁇ furan, ethers such as tetrahydrofuran, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, 2-methoxyethyl ether and halogenated hydrocarbon solvents or combinations and- mixtures thereof.
• the cadmium compound is a cadmium salt e.g. carboxylic acid salt of cadmium.
• cadmium formate, cadmium acetate, cadmium propionate, cadmium butanoate or both linear and branched longer chained carboxylic acids are used.
• tin (II) and tin (IV) alkoxides include tin (II) and tin (IV) alkoxides, tin (II) and tin (IV) carboxylates, combinations thereof and mixed tin (II) and tin (IV) alkoxide carboxylate derivatives.
• Examples of such tin compounds are Sn(OR) 2 , Sn(OR 1 ) 4 , Sn(OOCR 1 z ) 2 , Sn(OOCR 1 x ⁇ ) 4 , Sn(OR) 2 _ ⁇ (OOCR) ⁇ , Sn(OR) 4 _ ⁇ (OOCR) ⁇ in which R and R 1 are alkyl groups having from 1 to 15 carbon atoms, preferably from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and where x can have the value 1,2 or 3, R ⁇ ⁇ and R 1 I Z are alkyl groups having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably from 1 to 8 carbon atoms.
• tin compounds useful in the formation of cadmium stannate films according to this invention are organic tin alkoxides, organic tin carboxylates and mixed of organic tin alkoxide carboxylate derivatives represented by the formulae: R Sn(OR) 4 _ ⁇ *RySn(OOCR 1 )' 4,- y l RxSn( v OR)y ( ⁇ OOCR 1 )z
• the X R organic groups may be alkyl or aryl consisting solely of carbon and hydrogen atoms or additonal elements may be present.
• the l R. alkyl chain may be linear or branched.
• Particular examples of these tin compounds are tin tetra-n-butoxide, ethyltin tri-n-butoxide, tin tri-n-butoxide onoacetate, tin di-n-butoxide diacetate, methyltin triacetate, and combinations thereof.
• ammonia or amine may be present in the solution in the free state or in chemical combination, e.g. as a complex with either one or both of the components.
• some or all of the ammonia may be added in the form of an ammine complex containing cadmium, such as a cadmium ammine carboxylate.
• Preferred amines which may be used in the practice of the invention include primary, secondary or tertiary amines in which the nitrogen atom is a part of a saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic ring system containing one or more oxygen or nitrogen atoms or is linked to one or more straight or branched chain alkyl or alkenyl groups, cycloalkyl group or aromatic groups. Each of these groups may be substituted, for example, with one or more hydroxy, keto, amino, carboxylic acid or ester groups. Other compounds in which two nitrogen atoms are bound together - such as in the derivates of hydrazine may also be useful.
• Typical examples of these amines are methylamine, dimeth lamine, trimethylamine, ethyla ine, diethylamine, triethylamine, monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, morpholine, piperazine, pyrrolidone, aniline, 1, 4-diazabicyclo(2, 2,2, ) octane or mixtures thereof.
• Typical of the beta-diketone complexing agents used in the invention are acetylacetone, l-phenylbutane-1,3- -dione; 1, 3-diphenylpropane-l, 3-dione; 2,2,6,6, - tetra- methylheptane-3, 5-dione; 1,l,l-trifluoropentane-2, 4-dione; 1,1,1,5,5,5 - hexafluoropentane - 2,4-dione; 1,1,1,5,5,6,6,6 - octafluorohexane - 2,4-dione; 1,1,1,5,5,6,6,7,7,7 - decafluoroheptane - 2,4-dione; ethyl acetoacetate and other esters of acetoacetic acid.
• the invention also includes a process for producing a coating solution comprising reacting a solution of a cadmium compound and a tin compound in the presence of a beta-diketone complexing agent and ammonia or an amine.
• the molar ratio of complexing agent to tin in the tin compound is preferably at least 0.3:1, more preferably 0.3:1 to 4.0:1 and most preferably 0.5:1 to 2:1.
• the molar ratio of ammonia or amine to tin in the tin compound is preferably in the range of up to 6.0:1, and more preferably from 0.8:1 to 0.4:1.
• the effect of the ammonia concentration on the stability of solutions containing tin (e.g. tin alkoxide) and cadmium (e.g. cadmium acetate) is complex and not clearly understood. Solutions saturated with ammonia are 5 usually stable but in some cases precipitation occurs and the reasons are unclear.
• resistivity values may not be enhanced in coatings derived from coating solutions having an excess (saturation level) ammonia.
• the molar ratio of ammonia to tin in the tin compound is less than 100.8, the solution may be unstable and the reactants can form an insoluble precipitate even in the presence of a complexing agent.
• acceptable coatings can still be achieved.
• the behaviour of coating solutions having differing ammonia to tin molar ratio is described as 15 follows:
• the molar ratio of cadmium in the 5cadmium compound to tin in the tin compound can range from 0.01:1 to 10:1.
• the preferred ratio is about 2:1.
• the ratio of cadmium to tin in the coating is influenced by the amount of adventitious water, the type and quantity of complexing agent and amine present in solution all of which affect the deposition of the metal-oxide precursors.
• the invention also includes a process for producing a layer of cadmium stannate on a substrate which comprises applying a coating of the above described coating solution to the substrate in an atmosphere which is substantially moisture free, hydrolysing the hydrolysable components of the coating composition, and heating the coating to a temperature sufficient to form the cadmium stannate.
• the temperature for this purpose usually ranges up to 650°C, more preferably -from 450 to 650°C and most preferably about 600°C. At these, temperatures a polycry/stalline film forms but higher temperatures of up to 750°C may be used where more refractory substrates than soda-lime silica glass are being coated.
• the starting temperature of the heat treatment as well as the heating rates can also be varied.
• the resultant cadmium stannate coating may be subsequently annealed under vacuum to lower its electrical resistivity.
• a typical annealing temperature is about 400°C which may be maintained for up to about 1 hour.
• the cadmium stannate coating may be heat treated in a reducing or non-oxygen atmosphere for a predetermined period at atmospheric pressure.
• the substrate onto which a layer of cadmium stannate is applied may be of a wide nature. For instance it may be applied to plate glass or cylindrical glass tubes, ground glass (e.g. 1-3 mm), solid or hollow silica particles (e.g. 100-200 ⁇ m.) , alumina particles (e.g.
• kaolinite Al 4 Si 4 O 10 (OH) 8 mont orillonite X ⁇ Al 2 (Al y Si 4 _ y 0 10 ) (OH) 2 where X is usually Na, Mg or Al and illite K v (AlFeMg 4 Mg) (Al Si 3 _ v )O 20 (OH) 4 .
• the type of glass is not critical and any type which does not become distorted during heating could be used. Examples of such glasses include the alkali-silica, borosilicate, aluminosilicate, boroalumino- silicate and fused silica glasses.
• the process for applying the coating solution of the above composition to the substrate can be achieved by dip coating, spray coating, spin coating or roll coating. However, the method of application is not critical as the coating composition lends itself to any commercial application of a liquid solution to a substrate.
• cadmium stannate layers may be applied to photovoltaic cells or as a layer in the manufacture of solar cells from amorphous silicon, for example as a conducting surface on a substrate such as glass.
• the term substrate when used in this specification means any base capable of supporting a coating of cadmium stannate and is to include not only sheet material such as glass but also other bases such as silicon and ceramics or as a layer on other materials used in the layered construction of solar cells devices.
• Solutions were prepared (in alcohol) containing the materials listed in Tables 1 and 2 in the proportions indicated (see also the notes to the Tables) .
• the solutions were used to produce cadmium stannate coatings on microscope slides by the following procedure.
• the substrates were dipped in the solution at ambient temperature (20-25°C) and then withdrawn at a uniform speed of between 2.0 artd 3.0 cm/s into a moisture-proof chamber containing at atmosphere of anhydrous air, nitrogen or argon saturated with solvent vapour.
• the film on the slide was cured by transferring the slide, held in the moisture-proof chamber, to another vessel in which it was exposed for 2-5 minutes to * either a static volume or a gently moving stream of moist air with relative humidity of about 10-30%, or to a gentle stream of anhydrous ammonia.
• the moisture-proof chamber in which the slide was suspended was so constructed and arranged as to be easily dismounted from the dip-coating vessel and remounted in the hydrolysis vessel.
• the coating solution was protected from atmospheric moisture to avoid hydrolysis occurring and hence the treatment of the film after coating was carried out either in a vessel which was separate from that containing the solvent or in the same vessel with a suitable lock arrangement protecting the moisture-sensitive coating solution.
• the starting tin organometallic compound has ammonia incorporated into its structure., e.g. Sn(O n B) 4 (NH 3 ) 1 0 1 25 .
• This " material- is a white solid and although extensively studied by spectroscopic means, the exact nature of the bonding is uncertain.
• the preferred method in making up the coating solution of the preferred composition for producing cadmium stannate coating composition of cadmium stannate is one in which anhydrous cadmium acetate in methanol is mixed with tin tetra-n-butoxide ammoniate in ethanol with acetylacetone (c.f. Table 2, Ex. 7).
• An alternative procedure, however, in which anhydrous cadmium acetate, tin tetra-n-butoxide and acetylacetone are mixed in alcohol and immediately allowed to interact with the ammonia or amine is also satisfactory.
• the coating of the present invention was applied to photovoltaic devices and tested for effectiveness.
• Cadmium acetate (10.8g, 46.8 mmol) was dissolved in anhydrous methanol (60 cm 3 ) and added to tin tetra-n- -butoxide ammoniate (10.0g, 23.4 mmol) dissolved in anhydrous ethanol (12 cm ) in the presence of 1,1,1,5,5,5- -hexafluoropentane-2 , 4-dione (2.4g, 11.7 mmol).
• a clear stable yellow solution was formed. After dipping and firing as previously described a clear strong homogenous layer was formed with electrical resistance in the range 1-2 k ohms per square.
• Cadmium acetate (4.60 g, 20 mmol) was added to a solution of anhydrous methanol (30 cm 3 ) containing tin.(II)2- -ethylhexanoate (4.05g, 10 mmol), acetylacetone (0.5g,
• Cadmium acetate (3.02g, 13.1 mmol) was added to a solution of anhydrous methanol (15 cm 3 ) containing tin (IV) acetate (2.33g, 6.6 mmol), acetylacetone( 0.33g, 3.3 mmol) and diethylamine( 2. Ig, 3 cm , 28.7 mmol).
• tin (IV) acetate (2.33g, 6.6 mmol)
• acetylacetone 0.33g, 3.3 mmol
• diethylamine 2. Ig, 3 cm , 28.7 mmol
• Cadmium acetate (3.15g, 13.7 mmol) was added to a solution of anhydrous methanol (15 cm ) containing tin (IV tri-n-butoxide monoacetate( 2.72g, 6.9 mmol), acetylacetone (0.35g, 3.45 mmol) and diethylamine (2.2g, 3.1cm , 30 mmol).
• tin (IV tri-n-butoxide monoacetate( 2.72g, 6.9 mmol) acetylacetone (0.35g, 3.45 mmol) and diethylamine (2.2g, 3.1cm , 30 mmol).
• a clear yellow stable solution was formed. After dipping and firing as previously described a yellow layer was formed with an electrical resistance of about 1 k ohm per square.
• EXAMPLE 14 n-Butylamine (0.28g, 3.8 mmol) was added to a solution of anhydrous methanol (15cm ) containing tin tetra-n-butoxide (1.55g, 3.8 mmol), acetylacetone (0.19g, 1-9 mmol) and cadmium acetate (1.75g, 7.6 mmol).
• a clear yellow stable solution was formed after standing at room temperature. After dipping and firing as previously described a layer was formed with an electrical resistance in the range 1-2 k ohms per square.
• Further additions of - n-butylamine (2.47g, 33.8 mmol) to the dipping solution had no detrimental effect on solution stability. Films derived from solutions after the additional amine was added usually had a slightly higher resistivity value.
• EXAMPLE 18 The cadmium to tin ratio of the film can be varied over a wide range simply by adjusting the concentrtion of the components in solution.
• tin tetra-n-butoxide ammoniate (11.4g, 26.6 mmol) together with acetylacetone (1.7g, 16.9 mmol) was dissolved in methanol (29 cm , 23.7g, ) to make up a solution weighing 36.8g.
• methanol 98 cm 3 , 77.2g
• cadmium acetate (20. Og, 86.8 mmol) was also prepared to make up a solution weighing a total of 97.2 g.
• EXAMPLE 20 An ethanol solution (3 cm ) containing tin tetra- n-butoxide (2.1g, 5.1 mmol) and acetylacetone (0.3g, 3.0 mmol) was combined with a methanol solution ( I ⁇ cm 3 ) containing bis-ammine cadmium acetate (0.7g, 2.6 mmol) and cadmium acetate (1.8g, 7.8 mmol) so that a solution molar ratio Cd/Sn ⁇ 2.0 and NH 3 /Sn-1.0 was obtained. After -dipping and firing as previously described a clear strong homogeneous layer was formed with electrical resistance in the range 1-1.5 k ohms per square.

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